World indoor bronze medallist Andrew Osagie saw his hopes of a 800m Commonwealth Games medal ended by a disqualification after tangling with Wales' Joe Thomas just before they crossed the line on Tuesday.

Cristiano Ronaldo has joined up with his Real Madrid team-mates in the USA as he began pre-season training on Monday. It was his first day back following a disappointing World Cup campaign that saw him score just a single goal as Portugal exited at the group stage.

Dejan Lovren's £20million arrival to Liverpool was the club's most expensive transfer for a defender in their history but has it sealed them the most tattooed defence in the Premier League ahead of next season?

Real Madrid star Angel Di Maria is set to join Paris Saint-Germain in a deal worth £63million, according to reports in Spain. Marca report that the Argentina playmaker will become Real's record sale, beating the £42.5m received last summer from Arsenal for Mesut Ozil.

Southampton manager Ronald Koeman proved he still has a sense of humour despite the St Mary's exodus, posting a picture of the club's empty training ground on Twitter with the message: 'Ready for #Training!'.

Fernando Torres has a job on his hands getting a run of games for Chelsea this season with the arrival of Diego Costa, and he hasn't helped his cause after missing a sitter in the 2-1 friendly win over Olimpija Ljubljana.

Barcelona are considering a bid for Liverpool centre-half Daniel Agger, according to reports in Spain. Sunday's edition of Sport claims the Catalans are lining up a £12m offer for the Denmark international as they look to strengthen their defence.

His celebration delighted the home crowd, but not the officials. Gavin Rumgay gave himself a ‘wedgie’ after fighting back from two games down to beat Canada’s Pierre-Luc Theriault in the men’s team event of the table tennis.

Cristiano Ronaldo is set to become the first client of rapper Lil Wayne's new sports management company. The Portuguese superstar will not be leaving his current management, but Lil Wayne's company will be responsible for Ronaldo in the United States.

Every day, Sportsmail takes a look at the European papers to see what are the biggest stories creating talking points on the continent. Spanish paper Mundo Deportivo have focused on the story of Arsenal defender and Manchester United target Thomas Vermaelen reportedly being linked with a move to Barcelona.